First and foremost was fashion, and it is a good question whether it was heavily influenced from Star Trek, but with the keen fashion sense the British had at the time. Produced in 1970-71, but supposedly taking place in 1980, men wore “Beatle boots”, had Star Trek pointed sideburns, wore synthetic Nehru jackets, etc. The women’s fashions were amazing, but not as glamorous as “Star Trek guest star” outfits.

The car the lead character drove was a Ford Zephyr-Zodiac Mk IV, but modified to look like a DeLorean, before there were DeLoreans.

The plot-lines were pretty brutal at times, and as the lead character observed in one episode: “They may be years ahead of the human race, but we’ve got one thing they haven’t: bloody-mindedness. It built this planet.”

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posted on 12/26/2012 11:14:11 AM PST
by yefragetuwrabrumuy
(Pennies and Nickels will NO LONGER be Minted as of 1/1/13 - Tim Geithner, US Treasury Sect)

I liked UFO. Used to sit in a grubby ol’ LaZboy in the basement and watch it. Gave me some real chills... I wish the UFO movie project had succeeded.
I still wonder where my Moonbase and its Interceptors are.

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